In re Harris

] Per Curiam.

Respondent was admitted to practice by this Court in 1971 and maintains an office for the practice of law in the City of Albany.

Respondent moves to disaffirm a Referee’s report insofar as it sustained charges of professional misconduct against him. Petitioner cross-moves to confirm the report insofar as it sustained charges and to disaffirm the report insofar as it failed to sustain certain other charges.

Respondent charged a client who had retained him in a criminal matter a fixed advance fee secured by an affidavit of confession. The fee arrangement compromised the client’s…